| 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships | |
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| Organisers | World Athletics |
| Edition | 21st |
| Dates | 20–22 March 2026 |
| Host city | Toruń,BiT,Kuyavian–Pomeranian,Poland |
| Venue | Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
| Events | 27 |
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The 21stWorld Athletics Indoor Championships are scheduled to be held from 20 to 22 March 2026 at theKujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń inToruń,BiT City,Kuyavian–Pomeranian,Poland. It will be the second time the country has held the event after the2014 edition inSopot. The venue previously hosted the2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1][2]
On 22 March 2023, the World Athletics Council awarded the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships to Toruń, aUNESCO World Heritage Site, in theKuyavian-Pomeranian region of Poland.[3][4][5]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| H | Heats | SF | Semi-finals | F | Final |
| M = morning session, E = evening session | |||||
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| Date → | 20 March | 21 March | 22 March | |||||
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| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | ||
| 4 × 400 m | F | |||||||
| Day 1 — Friday, 20 March 2026 | |||
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| Time | Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:05 | 60 metres | M | Heptathlon |
| 10:20 | 60 metres | M | Round 1 |
| 10:50 | Long Jump | M | Heptathlon |
| 11:15 | 400 metres | W | Round 1 |
| 11:30 | High Jump | W | Final |
| 11:55 | 400 metres | M | Round 1 |
| 12:35 | 800 metres | W | Round 1 |
| 13:00 | Shot Put | M | Heptathlon |
| 13:20 | 800 metres | M | Round 1 |
| Friday Evening | |||
| 18:35 | 1500 metres | W | Round 1 |
| 18:35 | High Jump | M | Heptathlon |
| 18:45 | Shot Put | W | Final |
| 19:18 | 1500 metres | M | Round 1 |
| 19:35 | Triple Jump | M | Final |
| 20:05 | 400 metres | W | Semi-final |
| 20:25 | 60 metres | M | Semi-final |
| 20:50 | 400 metres | M | Semi-final |
| 21:22 | 60 metres | M | Final |
| Day 2 — Saturday, 21 March 2026 | |||
| Time | Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:05 | 60 metres Hurdles | M | Heptathlon |
| 10:20 | 60 metres Hurdles | M | Round 1 |
| 11:05 | 60 metres | W | Round 1 |
| 11:10 | Pole Vault | M | Heptathlon |
| 11:55 | 4x400 metres Relay | Mixed | Final |
| 12:08 | 800 metres | W | Semi-final |
| 12:15 | High Jump | M | Final |
| 12:37 | 800 metres | M | Semi-final |
| Saturday Evening | |||
| 18:35 | Pole Vault | M | Final |
| 18:40 | 400 metres | M | Final |
| 18:50 | 1000 metres | M | Heptathlon |
| 19:05 | 3000 metres | W | Final |
| 19:20 | Triple Jump | W | Final |
| 19:25 | 3000 metres | M | Final |
| 19:50 | 60 metres Hurdles | M | Semi-final |
| 20:15 | 60 metres | W | Semi-Final |
| 20:44 | 400 metres | W | Final |
| 21:05 | 60 metres Hurdles | M | Final |
| 21:20 | 60 metres | W | Final |
| Day 3 — Sunday, 22 March 2026 | |||
| Time | Event | Gender | Round |
| 10:05 | 60 metres Hurdles | W | Pentathlon |
| 10:20 | Long Jump | W | Final |
| 10:25 | 4x400 metres Relay | M | Round 1 |
| 10:45 | High Jump | W | Pentathlon |
| 11:00 | 4x400 metres Relay | W | Round 1 |
| 11:20 | Shot Put | M | Final |
| 12:55 | 60 metres hurdles | W | Round 1 |
| 13:15 | Shot Put (Pentathlon) | W | Pentathlon |
| Sunday Evening | |||
| 17:40 | Long Jump (Pentathlon) | W | Pentathlon |
| 18:05 | Pole Vault | W | Final |
| 19:02 | Long jump | M | Final |
| 19:09 | 1500 metres | M | Final |
| 19:20 | 60 metres hurdles | W | Semi-final |
| 19:42 | 1500 metres | W | Final |
| 19:55 | 800 metres | M | Final |
| 20:05 | 800 metres | W | Final |
| 20:15 | 800 metres (Pentathlon) | W | Pentathlon |
| 20:25 | 60 metres hurdles | W | Final |
| 20:38 | 4 x 400 metres relay | M | Final |
| 20:50 | 4 x 400 metres relay | W | Final |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 60 metres details | ||||||
| 400 metres details | ||||||
| 800 metres details | ||||||
| 1500 metres details | ||||||
| 3000 metres details | ||||||
| 60 metres hurdles details | ||||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | ||||||
| High jump details | ||||||
| Pole vault details | ||||||
| Long jump details | ||||||
| Triple jump details | ||||||
| Shot put details | ||||||
| Heptathlon details | ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 60 metres details | ||||||
| 400 metres details | ||||||
| 800 metres details | ||||||
| 1500 metres details | ||||||
| 3000 metres details | ||||||
| 60 metres hurdles details | ||||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | ||||||
| High jump details | ||||||
| Pole vault details | ||||||
| Long jump details | ||||||
| Triple jump details | ||||||
| Shot put details | ||||||
| Pentathlon details | ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 4 × 400 metres relay details | ||||||
The qualification period for all events ran from 1 November 2025 to 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the Entry Standard within the qualification period or byWorld Indoor Tour Wildcard, or by virtue of their position in theWorld Rankings as of 8 March 2026 to complete, where necessary, the target number of athletes in each event. In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member were invited.[7]
| Event | Women | Men | Quota | ||
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| Indoor | Indoor | ||||
| 60 metres | 7.20 | 6.59 | 56 | ||
| 400 metres | 51.75 | 45.80 | 30 | ||
| 800 metres | 2:00.90 | 1:45.90 | 30 | ||
| 1500 metres (Mile) | 4:06.00 | 3:36.00 | 30 | ||
| 3000 metres (5000 metres) | 8:35.00 | 7:33.00 | 15 | ||
| 60 m hurdles | 8.02 | 7.65 | 48 | ||
| High jump | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 2.30 m (7 ft6+1⁄2 in) | 12 | ||
| Pole vault | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) | 5.85 m (19 ft2+1⁄4 in) | 12 | ||
| Long jump | 6.75 m (22 ft1+1⁄2 in) | 8.17 m (26 ft9+1⁄2 in) | 16 | ||
| Triple jump | 14.15 m (46 ft 5 in) | 16.90 m (55 ft5+1⁄4 in) | 16 | ||
| Shot put | 18.90 m (62 ft 0 in) | 21.20 m (69 ft6+1⁄2 in) | 16 | ||
| Combined events | see above | 14 | |||
| Relays | see above | ||||
World Championships organised byWorld Athletics | |
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| Outdoor | |
| Indoor | |
| Continental Cup* | |
| U20 | |
| U18 | |
| Cross Country | |
| Race Walking | |
| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
| Half Marathon | |
| Road Relay | |
| Relays | |
| Ultimate | |
| Road Running | |
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